Dakar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1281
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3018
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$623
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1055
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$171
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
31
68
😀 Quality of life
52
70
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dakar is 145% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4568th and 8548th ($1281 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6494th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Zhengzhou

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Dakar Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.04
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.63%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1482
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1206
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1214
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1163
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1164
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1141
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$527
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$545
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$611
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$619
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1119
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$857
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$653
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$831
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$983
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$987
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$979
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1050
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$984
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1005
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1272
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$979
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1231
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$993
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1219
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$998
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$493
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$494
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$518
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$487
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$495
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$993
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$495
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$487
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$501
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567